2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

STARTED MY CAR AFTER GETTING OFF WORK. LOOKED AT MY GAUGES BEFORE PULLING OUT ONLY TO NOTICE THAT MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYING LIT. TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY LIT. DROVE HOME WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET.... THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON APPEARS TO BE CAUSED VIA A FAULTY HARNESS CONNECTION LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. SEEMS THAT BUICK'S (A GM BUILT MODEL CAR) HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES BUT WERE RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON MEANS THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING THEM TO BE USELESS AND MAY LEAD TO SEVERE/FATAL INJURY. CHEVY IS WELL AWARE REGARDING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER MODEL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SEAT HARNESS CONFIGURATION WHERE RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY FEATURE ON THE CORVETTE. THIS ISSUE POSES A SEVER SAFETY HAZARD THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *TR

THEN HEADLIGHTS WHEN ON WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT AS WILL THE DASH LIGHTS. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. IT APPEARS SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD IS NOT AND BURNING BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANYTHING. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND ADVISED HE SAW NOTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK ON A TRIP BACK FROM OKLAHOMA I LOST LIGHTING ONCE AGAIN. WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPH I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. IT WAS DAYLIGHT SO I COULD RESUME DRIVING. THIS MORNING I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH HIM SINCE I HAD HEARD THRU THE LONE STAR CORVETTE CLUB THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED HIS COMPUTER AND ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT SUCH AN ISSUE AND HE COULD THEREFORE NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL WAS MADE. HE ADVISED I SHOULD PARK THE CAR AND NOT DRIVE IT. I FOUND HIS ANSWER UNACCEPTABLE.IF THIS OCCURS WITH ME AT 75MPH AT NIGHT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RECURRED ON 10-2-12. FIXED BY DEALER. NOW COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. COULD BE VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IF IT NOT JUST AN ERRANT CODE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE FUNCTION OF THEM AFTER ABOUT 15-30 MINUTES OF USE. ONCE THE CAR IS PARKED OVER NIGHT THEY WILL REGAIN USE IN THE MORNING BUT THEN LOSE FUNCTION AGAIN ONCE THE ENGINE BAY IS WARM. *TR

I AM WRITING YOU REGARDING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. FOR MANY MONTHS NOW I HAVE HAD A "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT? APPEAR ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) SCREEN. WHILE THE WARNING IS DISPLAYED, MY TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM BECOMES DISABLED AS IS EVIDENCED BY THE ICON SHOWING THE VEHICLE SKIDDING. I HAVE BEEN RETURNING MY VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE CHEVROLET DEALERS FOR SERVICE, BUT NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO, THE PROBLEM KEEPS RETURNING. RIGHT NOW I CAN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MILES BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE A FULL GENERAL MOTORS WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, SO THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF MY NOT BEING COVERED FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I AND OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE MOST RECENT RECALL OF OTHER GM MODELS. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL CONSTANTLY BE ON. THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW ON DASH AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGED AND REENGAGE ON ITS OWN. THE FIX SEEMS TO BE REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER READING BLOGS I LOCATED OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS I. HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3016191-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUES.HTML ------ HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3458738-BRAKE-LIGHTS-STAY-ON-WHILE-DRIVING.HTML ------ I RECENTLY CONTACTED GM AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AS I BELIEVE THE C6 CORVETTE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS SPENT WEEKS AT AUTONATION CHEVROLET IN ALPHARETTA, GA UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK FROM THEM AND BROUGHT IT TO A CORVETTE DEALER IN ATLANTA, GA TO REPLACE THE BCM AND HOPE TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR NOW. *JS

WHEN I FILL MY CORVETTE FUEL TANK PAST 1/2 TANK OR MORE, I SMELL AND INGEST FUEL VAPORS/ODOR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME AND MY PASSENGER HEADACHES AND LIGHT HEADEDNESS, FEELINGS OF BEING SICK. MY GARAGE FILLS UP WITH THE FUEL FUMES/ODOR ALSO...I HAVE TO AIR IT OUT FOR A LONG TIME AND EVEN LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO HELP DISSAPATE THE FUEL VAPOR/ODORS. INSIDE THE VEHICLE GETS AN INTENSE FUEL VAPOR/ODOR. I EXCHANGED THE FUEL CAP WITH AN OEM FUEL CAP WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE ODOR OUTSIDE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE/FUEL CAP AREA. I DARE SAY THAT I CANNOT DOWN PLAY THIS FAINT FEELING AND HEADACHES FROM THE STRONG FUEL ODOR THAT THIS VEHICLE GIVES OFF, ESPECIALLY INSIDE THE COCK PIT/CAB OF THE VEHICLE....IT'S VERY INTENSE. THOROBRED CHEVROLET OF CHANDLER ARIZONA COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR BEFORE THE CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY...GO FIGURE! THE FUEL FUMES ARE EVEN STRONGER WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER. HERE IN ARIZONA, WE HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 110 TO 120 DEGREE RANGE AND THE FUMES ARE BLUNTLY UNBEARABLE AT THAT POINT THIS FUEL DEFECT THING IS OCCURRING DAILY...DRIVING HOME WITH A CAR COOKED IN THE SUN AND FUEL INFUSED IN THE COCK PIT BEARS HEAVY UPON ME...THE SMELL NEVER GOES AWAY...LIFE SUCKS WITH A $740 CORVETTE PAYMENT I DON'T LIKE DRIVING IT ANYMORE BECAUSE GM WON'T RECALL OR FIX IT. *TR

JUST AS I GOT HOME AND PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, I MOVED THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER TO PARK AND FELT SOMETHING BREAK. I DISCOVERED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION CASE BROKE, WHICH LEFT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO PARKED ON A HILL, SINCE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHICH SURPRISINGLY HAD THE PART IN STOCK (A SIGN THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT THEY KEEP THE PART ON HAND?). SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE, I HAVE TO CROSS MY FINGERS THAT THIS PART DOESN'T BREAK AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE STREET AT NIGHT WHEN THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO TURN THEM ON AGAIN BUT THEY WOULDN'T WORK. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THEY STILL DIDN'T WORK. I PUT ON MY HIGH BEAMS WHICH WORKED AND DROVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TESTED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WORKED FINE WHEN THE CAR WAS COOL, BUT THEY STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR HEATED UP. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE RELAYS AND THEY WERE BOTH FINE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A BROKEN COPPER WIRE INSIDE THE FUSE BOX. I REPLACED THIS WIRE AND THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOW OPERATE THE WAY THEY SHOULD. I THINK THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE WHO IS DRIVING THEIR CORVETTE AT NIGHT. *TR